5 ¶ “II am black° but alovely°, O bdaughters° of Jerusalem°, Like the ctents° of dKedar°, Like the curtains° of Solomon°.
6 “Do not stare° at me because I am Iswarthy°, For the sun° has burned° me. My amother’s° sons° were angry° with me; They made° me bcaretaker° of the vineyards°, [But] I have not taken° care° of my own vineyard°.
7 “Tell° me, O you awhom° my soul° loves°, Where° do you bpasture° [your flock], Where° do you make [it] clie° down° at noon°? For why° should I be like one who Iveils° herself Beside° the flocks° of your dcompanions°?”

12 ¶ “IWhile° the king° was at his IItable°, My IIIaperfume° gave° forth its fragrance°.
13 “My beloved° is to me a pouch° of amyrrh° Which lies° all night° between° my breasts°.
14 “My beloved° is to me a cluster° of ahenna° blossoms In the vineyards° of bEngedi°.”

The Church's love unto Christ.

1 ¶ The songº of songs,º which² [is] Solomon's.º2 Let him kissºª me with the kissesº² of his mouth:º for² thy loveº [is] betterº than wine.º²3 Because of the savourº of thy goodº ointmentsº thy nameº [is as] ointmentº poured forth,ºª therefore²² do the virginsº loveºª thee. 4 Drawºª me, we will runºª afterº thee: the kingº hath broughtºª me into his chambers:º we will be gladºª and rejoiceºª in thee, we will rememberºª thy loveº more than wine:º² the uprightº loveºª thee.

She confesseth her deformity,

5 I² [am] black,º but comely,º O ye daughtersº of Jerusalem,º as the tentsº of Kedar,º as the curtainsº of Solomon.º6 Lookºª not² upon me, because I²² [am] black,º because the sunº hath lookedºª² upon me: my mother'sº childrenº were angry¹ª² with me; they madeºª me the keeperºª of² the vineyards;º [but] mine own² vineyardº have I not² kept.ºª